I think that you are in a minority Salvadore. You want it away from the wall so that the paper is more easily accessible for those times when you are really, really drunk and have your head in the bowl.
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Away from the wall, for sure; should rogue turd deface your knuckle, there is less chance of transacting it upon the wall.
God help you when you have the inevitable "Wipe or scrunch?" conversation.
Just voted, and its not looking good for you Salvadore. And you were wrong about the teatowels as well - all teatowels are for dishes, and regular hand-towels are for hands.
Boo! You are all ganging up against me! My girlfriend has nobbled you! (Note that there is an 'l' in that penultimate word.)
Pete - These are kind of between towel and tea towel in their material and absorbency, making them ideal for both purposes as well as matching nicely. Besides, I bought two identical pairs at vast cost years ago from a man at the door who claimed to be a rehabilitated criminal (he had a laminated ID and everything) and I am determined to get my money's worth out of them.
What's happened to the Venns? I wanted to link to them today and they're gone.
Oh, and you're so, so wrong on the toilet roll. Away from the wall. Away.
22-2? I can see that I'm going to have to call Ant and Dec in to help me fix this one.
Out of interest, who is the only other person who has voted my way so far? Because you can come round and use my toilet whenever you want. There - if that isn't an incentive to vote for me I don't know what is. (Number ones only please - no solids.)
Remember there is now a Baby in the house. Away-from-the-wall produces a puddle of unwound toilet paper on the floor (and a highly amused Baby) while against-the-wall frustrates the Baby but keeps the paper on the roll. Very simple.
Yes! There speaks the voice of reason. After the triple disappointment of Moscow, Paris and Interlagos, finally there is something to cheer about as the comeback begins at 22-3! Come on you against-the-wallers!
No idea who the first one was, but I've just voted your way also. If you are trying to find the end of the toilet roll it is always easier when it is orientated against the wall. End of.
May I use your toilet now please?
on our side of the pond, there was an episode of oprah (you have no idea how hard it is for me to quote this considering i can't stand the show), but the majority of people in the audience agreed with your girlfriend and me for that matter...
*SIGHS*
Noooooooooooooooo - there should be NO tea towels used for hands and the loo roll should hang away from the wall, EVERYONE KNOWS THAT, like, since birth.
I used to like you you know
Must be that time of year or something: This is the second blog post on the topic I've seen today. http://www.feelingflirty.com/the...e-great-debate/
NO! It looks wrong and backwards just hanging in mid-air.
And I can see that I am going to have to post photographic evidence re the great tea towel debate. The bloke who sold them is probably a millionaire and has retired now though.
Clearly there are *not* more important worries - no one has yet chosen the third option.
There are few things writ in stone, but I'm afraid Option 2 is one that is. Sorry.
Away-from-the-wall rolls more smoothly. Against-the-wall requires more careful tugging, in order to avoid premature detachment. Against-the-wall also involves hand-against-wall and paper-against-wall friction, resulting in unacceptable wear and tear to said wall.
Alda - This is certainly the hot topic of the day. Fuck Iraq.
Mike - It sounds like you've got a problem with your toilet roll holder - I have no issues with prematurity in any department.
And another problem with away-from-the-wall is that, depending on positioning of holder, and the user's stance on the toilet, it might dangle against your leg, rather than hang freely by the wall. (Note that my holder holds the toilet paper away from the wall at all times - at no point does the paper come into contact with the wall.)
I too am astonished that your girlfriend deserted her stance (correct) for your stance (disgustingly perverse and wrong).
AWAY from the wall. Say it with me.
AWAY from the wall.
I really, really, really wanted to vote that this didn't matter. I tried, mouse poised over option 3, but I couldn't. It does matter, you are correct. Don't worry if the survey goes against you; you are still correct.
Goodness me this is a lot of polarised opinion for a Monday. As far as some of you are concerned I don't think I could have opened a bigger can of worms had I begun the post "You know when you rape a kitten..."
But then you are wrong and I am right.
Would it help if your girlfriend folded the end into a nice neat point, just like they do in hotels to justify their exorbitant rates?
In fact, you should get onto that Hilton chap and suggest he turns all his toilet rolls round, thus saving valuable seconds in cleaning all his gazillions of rooms around the world.
I imagine he would be quite grateful for the tip.
You're right, Salvadore. It doesn't matter if we're in a minority, we're still right. If the paper hangs against the wall it's possible to tear it where you want to in a smooth one-handed operation. If the paper is away from the wall, the slick flick of the wrist is likely to make the roll twirl and the paper lurch all over the floor.
I can't be bothered to put the roll on the holder so I leave it on the floor for my husband to put on. However, he can't be bothered to fetch a new roll. Teamwork, you see.
Oh, and I've just noticed Christopher Miles's comment (appropriately enough, Number 2). How has he got rogue turds on his knuckle when he hasn't even got any paper out yet?
We are so whopping your arse.
And there's a pun there somewhere, but I'll be darned if I can be bothered to weed it out.
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I was referring to the second and subsequent attempts to procure more paper.
Having said that, you could have ended your comment after 'How has he got rogue turds on his knuckle' and it would have remained an eminently valid question.
I'm with you on this one. Partially for the same reason as Megan (and you can replace "baby" by "cat" or even "puppy") , partially because it looks more neat, and partially to annoy my boyfriend who is ferociously for having the paper away from the wall.
You are so wrong. Surely, in the toilet paper department, practicality must win out over aesthetics. Or you could have 2 toilet rolls, one to use and one to admire.
Also, how small is your smallest room if the toilet roll is so close to to the facility that it rubs against your leg when you perform. Or is it a sexual thing, in which case, please, carry on and forget I mentioned it.
Chloé - Do you think we should swap partners? (Purely for toilet paper reasons, I hasten to add.)
Away from the wall. It's what the bathmat would've wanted.
salvadore, the majority rules in our world, and to use american logic, if the majority wants it, then it must be right... ; )
So then you would get Chloe's male, "away from the wall", partner?
Does one automatically change sides on the issue if one converts to being gay? I don't understand.
PS you are so losing.
Against the wall. It is less likely to run away and spool out everywhere causing chaos and destruction. Stick to your guns, man.
Senior Salvadore, Its not loking good for you.
I prefer away from the wall. Close to the wall could incur damage to the fingers if you missjudge the distance and bang your hand in to the wall.
Your not leaving your self much room for error with hanging close to the wall.
Does your girlfriend appreciate the fact that, although you labelled this post 'Girlfriend', 'Toilet Paper', she at least gets top billing?
Christopher Miles - If she's told me once, she's told me a hundred times - put Girlfriend first and Toilet Paper last.
It flows better if it hangs away from the wall. No worries of any snarl-ups. Particularly if you have a semi-cylindrical holder like ours, where an underhang would involve travelling through a circle, whereas an overhang means that it comes straight out from the wall.
I always reinstall it if anyone does it the wrong way round. Does my head in.
If the holder is set into the wall (as it was in my bathroom as a child) then away from the wall is the logical option. However for most people with their screwed to a flat wall holders towards the wall is the right way.
Having said that, ours just sits on the floor.
The easy way is the way that me [and my stupid other half] work. He uses the paper on the thingy on the wall, I keep a roll on the cistern lid. It saves loads of aggro!
Sad and embittered man. When, O when will they learn that women just *know* these things? (kidding kidding kidding kidding ) mostly =8-)
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